INSL6
Identifiers
AliasesINSL6, RIF1, insulin like 6
External IDsOMIM: 606414 MGI: 1351595 HomoloGene: 5197 GeneCards: INSL6
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

11172

27356

Ensembl

ENSG00000120210

ENSMUSG00000050957

UniProt

Q9Y581

Q9QY05

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_007179

NM_013754

RefSeq (protein)

NP_009110

NP_038782

Location (UCSC)Chr 9: 5.12 – 5.19 MbChr 19: 29.3 – 29.3 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Insulin like 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the INSL6 gene. [5]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene contains a classical signature of the insulin superfamily and is significantly similar to relaxin and relaxin-like factor. This gene is preferentially expressed in testis. Its expression in testis is restricted to interstitial cells surrounding seminiferous tubules, which suggests a role in sperm development and fertilization.

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000120210 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000050957 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Insulin like 6". Retrieved 2016-02-25.

Further reading

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